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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

March 2020

The links published with every main episode, kept in their original order, plus the official song of the day.

Source note: These are the links supplied by the show in its official episode notes. Automatically generated transcripts are used to audit spoken recommendations, not as authoritative URLs.

March 30–31

Tuesday
Mar. 31

“Corona Poets, RIP Pants”

In episode 598, Miles and Jamie are joined by comedian Matt Lieb

  1. Jon Bon Jovi Crowdsources Lyrics for New Song About Coronavirus Pandemic (Video)
  2. #DoWhatYouCan - These are uneasy times we’re dealing with, but we’re all in this together. I wrote the first verse and the chorus. Write me a verse. Let’s tell your story.... #DoWhatYouCan -JBJ
  3. 'Sing across rooftops': Bono writes coronavirus song dedicated to Italy
  4. Bono Enlists Will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Yoshiki for ‘Sing for Life’
  5. Jeremy Renner Just Dropped a New EP, and He’s Hoping It’s The Medicine You Need
  6. Nothing That Happens Is the President's Fault. It's Hoarding Hospitals, or Ungrateful Governors, or Obama.
  7. People With Intellectual Disabilities May Be Denied Lifesaving Care Under These Plans as Coronavirus Spreads
  8. Vulnerable prisoners 'exploited' to make coronavirus masks and hand gel
  9. Texas turns to prison labor to help cover face mask shortages
  10. Activists Are Not Happy With New York’s Plan to Use Prison Labor to Make Hand Sanitizer
  11. Inmates are manufacturing hand sanitizer to help fight coronavirus. But will they be allowed to use it?
  12. Cuomo's Prison Workers Say They're Not Actually Making Hand Sanitizer
  13. As population works from home, Walmart reports increased sales for tops but not pants
  14. Business on top, pajamas underneath: Walmart is selling work shirts, but not so many pants
  15. FANATICS 1 MILLION MASKS, GOWNS FROM JERSEYS ... For Coronavirus Heroes
  16. Fashion industry answers the call for masks and personal protective equipment to fight Covid-19
  17. Canada to Pay 75 Percent of Wages for Entertainment Producers Hit by Pandemic
  18. Yep, That's Doc Antle Wrangling a Tiger During Britney Spears's Iconic 2001 VMA Performance
  19. SHAQ FIRES BACK AT 'TIGER KING' CRITICS ... Joe Exotic Is NOT My Friend
  20. To anyone currently bingeing #tigerking on Netflix: I spent four years working on a podcast and a long magazine story about Joe and Carole. I spent a week living at the zoo. I’ve spoken with almost everyone you’re seeing in the doc, and I attended the trial. Ask me anything!

Song of the day: Paranoid Android (Radiohead Cover) - Brad Mehldau

Monday
Mar. 30

“Tiger King Thoughts, Testing IS Best Thing?”

In episode 597, Jack, Miles, and Jamie are joined by new quar-bae and The Women's War host Robert Evans

  1. The Women's War
  2. Adam White and I disagree, and how. Will the curve bend back and when. Sooner than later say I, and the some movement to roll back the blockade is necessary. Firm and individual responses will work better.
  3. Coronavirus Overreaction
  4. Two Stanford Professors of Medicine say COVID is no worse than the flu
  5. The next frontier in coronavirus testing: Identifying the full scope of the pandemic, not just individual infections
  6. NYU Tisch Students Demand Tuition Back, Dean Responds With Dance Video
  7. As Trump signals readiness to break with experts, his online base assails Fauci
  8. Surging Traffic Is Slowing Down Our Internet
  9. Suddenly Nextdoor is filled with kind neighbors. But also new kinds of shaming.
  10. Bob Dylan Releases 17-Minute Song About JFK Assassination

Song of the day: Everything in Its Right Place - Brad Mehldau Trio

March 23–27

Friday
Mar. 27

“Chairman Cheesecake, Neglected Foods”

In episode 596, Jack and Miles are joined by quar-bae Jamie Loftus

  1. The Cheesecake Factory Tells Landlords Across the Country It Won’t Be Able to Pay Rent on April 1
  2. Working Age Population: Aged 15-64: All Persons for the United States
  3. U.S. Jobless Claims Skyrocket Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
  4. TRANSCRIPT of Joe Biden's accuser Tara Reade finally telling her full story. CW: Sexual Assault
  5. How will the coronavirus affect crime rates? It’s complicated, experts say
  6. Gwyneth Paltrow Models Contagion Chic and Good Farmers Market Behavior
  7. The Gwyneth Paltrow-Approved Doctor Pushing Wacky Coronavirus Conspiracies
  8. How We Can Learn to Tolerate Emotional Pain
  9. The five most ridiculous ideas from Goop's 'health' conference
  10. HIV DOESN'T CAUSE AIDS ACCORDING TO GWYNETH PALTROW GOOP 'TRUSTED EXPERT' DOCTOR KELLY BROGAN
  11. Desperate shoppers not desperate enough for odd foods on picked-over grocery shelves

Song of the day: Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight (LP)

Thursday
Mar. 26

“$timulation, Good News?”

In episode 595, Jack and Miles are back with Jamie Loftus

  1. Prince Charles tests positive for novel coronavirus
  2. TIME’S UP SAID IT COULD NOT FUND A #METOO ALLEGATION AGAINST JOE BIDEN, CITING ITS NONPROFIT STATUS AND HIS PRESIDENTIAL RUN
  3. New York Gov. Cuomo says social distancing efforts are working to slow coronavirus
  4. What's in the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill
  5. Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Paula White Is Using the Coronavirus Crisis to Bankroll Her Church
  6. Trump’s Megachurch Allies Promise COVID-19 Snake Oil and ‘Miracles’
  7. Missouri Sues Televangelist Jim Bakker For Selling Fake Coronavirus Cure
  8. Marriage equality is responsible for coronavirus according to Christian pastor
  9. Museum gives its security chief a new job and his attempts at 'social media management' have people LOLing

Song of the day: Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango (Original)

Wednesday
Mar. 25

“DIE FOR DIVIDENDS, Jeremy Renner: Victim”

In episode 594, Jack and Miles are back with Jamie Loftus

  1. Greta Thunberg Says It’s ‘Extremely Likely’ That She Had Coronavirus
  2. How close is NYC to instituting a rent freeze?
  3. California landlord group calls on members to freeze rents and evictions
  4. I want it over by EASTER! Donald Trump says the U.S. doesn't shut down for deadly flu and defies doctors' advice that millions could die if he pushes ahead with getting America back to business - in just 19 days
  5. Texas Lt. Gov. Urges Old People To Sacrifice Themselves To Save Economy Amid Coronavirus
  6. Philadelphia 76ers star @JoelEmbiid has decided to pledge $500K to COVID-19 medical relief—to help survival and protection efforts in the community. AND he’s committed to helping Sixers employees who will suffer financial hardship in light of the franchise’s salary reductions.
  7. Devils, Sixers cut some staff salaries for three months
  8. Why Trump, The Radical Republicans And Fox News Are Calling It The ‘Chinese Virus’
  9. Even a national crisis can’t stop Mountain Dew from innovating
  10. Jeremy Renner requests child support reduction due to coronavirus pandemic

Song of the day: Prefuse 73 - Pentagram

Tuesday
Mar. 24

“S o c i a l, Swift Justice”

In episode 593, Jack and Miles are joined by frequent quarantine podcast guest Jamie Loftus

  1. Harvey Weinstein Has Tested Positive For The Coronavirus
  2. JOSHUA TREE PARK BESIEGED BY OUT-OF-TOWNERS ... Local Neighbors Pissed
  3. Trump amid COVID-19 pandemic: With great power comes great irresponsibility.
  4. Democrats again block key vote on $2 trillion coronavirus bill as Senate floor erupts with partisan anger
  5. The coronavirus outbreak is exposing the devastating gaps between the rich and poor at a moment when America is primed for class warfare
  6. Who is Carole Baskin, Big-Cat Sanctuary Founder at Center of Netflix Docuseries Tiger King?
  7. Right now we all need a little kindness. You know, like Ellen Degeneres always talks about! She’s also notoriously one of the meanest people alive. Respond to this with the most insane stories you’ve heard about Ellen being mean & I’ll match every one w/ $2 to @LAFoodBank 
  8. Taylor Swift and Kanye West's 'Famous' Phone Call Video Leaks Online — Read the Transcript
  9. Rita Wilson rapping in quarantine is beyond impressive

Song of the day: Nomo - Nu Tones

Monday
Mar. 23

“Thirstiest Celebrity, Quarantine Escape Room”

In episode 592, Jack and Miles are joined by quarantine bae Jamie Loftus

  1. COVID-19 impacts on Internet traffic: Seattle, Northern Italy and South Korea
  2. COVID-19 Update: Growth of video during work at home
  3. 2020 Mobile Internet Phenomena - Report Highlights
  4. Netflix, Other Streamers Urged to Degrade Video Quality to Conserve Internet Bandwidth
  5. Coronavirus Lockdown Boosts Interest in Pirate Sites and Services
  6. Four senators sold stocks before coronavirus threat crashed market
  7. Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness
  8. Weeks Before Virus Panic, Intelligence Chairman Privately Raised Alarm, Sold Stocks
  9. IRS extends tax deadline to July 15 from April 15
  10. Aaron Paul Is Interested In Playing Kurt Cobain In A Nirvana Biopic
  11. Josh Gad Shares Video of Himself Crying to Let People Know It's OK to be Emotional
  12. Club Penguin Online
  13. Escape your boredom with this at-home escape room made with Google Docs
  14. I wrote a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode about Corona virus.
  15. Collective Care Is Our Best Weapon against COVID-19
  16. Los Angeles AA Online Meeting Directory

Song of the day: Zoot Woman- Chicago, Detroit, LA

March 16–20

Friday
Mar. 20

“Truckers Need Love, Celebs Need to Sit This One Out?”

In episode 591, Jack and Miles are joined by quarantine co-host Jamie Loftus

  1. “If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I'm not gonna let it stop me from partying”: Spring breakers are still flocking to Miami, despite coronavirus warnings. 
  2. Younger Adults Make Up Big Portion of Coronavirus Hospitalizations in U.S.
  3. FDA Urges Caution After Trump Says Malaria Drug Will Be Available to Coronavirus Patients ‘Almost Immediately’
  4. Celebrities get virus tests, raising concerns of inequality
  5. Coronavirus Cases in N.Y.C. Near 4,000; Brooklyn Count Soars: Live Updates
  6. Coronavirus comes for spring break: Locals close Florida beaches after governor refuses to.
  7. Forced Quarantines Spark Confusion and Worries About Precedent
  8. Trucking hit by coronavirus concerns, CTA stresses drivers are ‘essential service’
  9. Netflix asked to slow down streaming so the internet doesn't break
  10. Carriers suspend internet data caps during coronavirus
  11. Celebrities Sing ‘Imagine’ to Console the Little People
  12. Hallmark Channel to Start Airing Christmas Movies, Proving Time Means Nothing Now
  13. What the Coronavirus Means for Watching Movies
  14. Studio’s Movies in Theaters Will Be Offered for In-Home Rental
  15. DAILY ZEITGEIST DISCORD

Song of the day: Zoot Woman - Its Automatic

Thursday
Mar. 19

“Celebs In Quarantine, IKEA Pizza Table”

In episode 590, Jack and Miles are joined by quarantine co-host Jamie Loftus

  1. Miles was asking about everyone’s job situation
  2. Amazon’s warehouse workers sound alarms about coronavirus spread
  3. Amazon is hiring 100k new workers to meet demand
  4. Democratic primaries live updates: Sanders to assess his campaign in wake of three decisive wins by Biden on Tuesday
  5. Trump orders HUD to suspend evictions and foreclosures
  6. 'It's NOT racist!' Donald Trump lashes out as he is challenged on using 'Chinese virus,' saying Beijing did NOT give fair warning and doesn't condemn White House official who called it 'kung flu'
  7. How ugly could it get? Trump faces echoes of 1929 in coronavirus crisis.
  8. White House coronavirus plan aims to send $2,000 to many Americans, includes $300 billion for small businesses
  9. The Celebrities Are Bored
  10. Pizza Hut and IKEA collaborate on an awesome pizza that we’ll never get to eat
  11. Pizza Hut and IKEA are now making furniture together, too
  12. IKEA closes all U.S. stores, China back up except for Wuhan store
  13. Couple Have Dizzy Blindfolded Pillow Fight

Song of the day: EarthGang - Up | A COLORS SHOW

Wednesday
Mar. 18
Tuesday
Mar. 17

“R.E.M. Thriving, Tarantino Saves”

In episode 588, Jack and Miles are joined by Bechdel Cast's Jamie Loftus

  1. Bechdel Cast
  2. Exclusive: Fed is ‘throwing money in the wrong place,’ says Sheila Bair, former top banking regulator
  3. Germany tries to stop US from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine
  4. He Has 17,700 Bottle of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them
  5. Man Who Hoarded 18,000 Bottles Of Hand Sanitizer To Resell: I'm Not Sorry
  6. Draco (lawgiver)
  7. Cool, R.E.M.'s "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" is charting again
  8. Fiona Apple says she quit cocaine after "one excruciating night" at Quentin Tarantino's house with Paul Thomas Anderson: "Every addict should just get locked in a private movie theatre with Q.T. and P.T.A. on coke, and they’ll never want to do it again."
  9. Fiona Apple’s Art of Radical Sensitivity
  10. this gets better with every single second & i will never recover from it
  11. ...if I preface the video by saying it’s Arnold Schwarzenegger in his kitchen wearing a Terminator t-shirt and giving coronavirus advice, while feeding a pony called Whisky & a donkey called Lulu.... it is somehow still better than you imagined

Song of the day: The Meters - Thinking

Monday
Mar. 16

“FB Group Saves WH,VHS Archive FTW”

In episode 587, Jack and Miles are joined by The Daily Dive's Oscar Ramirez

  1. The Daily Dive
  2. White House coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says complete US shutdown is 'on the table' and warns the crisis could last TWO MONTHS
  3. Inside Jared Kushner’s coronavirus research: A wide net on a giant Facebook group
  4. A running list of restaurants and food-related businesses providing paid sick leave for employees
  5. McCarthy says Republicans won't support Democrats' coronavirus bill
  6. House Democrats’ virus bill: Free testing, paid sick leave
  7. HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY Customers Rush For Gravesites ... IF CORONA KILLS ME, BURY ME HERE!!!
  8. The Internet Archive’s VHS Vault will send you on a 90s nostalgia trip
  9. Coronavirus: List Of Canceled Or Postponed Hollywood & Media Events
  10. Global Film Industry Facing $5 Billion Loss Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
  11. Contagion shows the lengths people go to watch a movie they can’t stream
  12. ‘Contagion,’ Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 Thriller, Is Climbing Up the Charts
  13. WHY WATCHING CONTAGION MAY MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS
  14. A Scientific Adviser On “Contagion” Said People Should Have Taken The Film More Seriously
  15. For Me, Rewatching ‘Contagion’ Was Fun, Until It Wasn’t

Song of the day: BINKBEATS: Without You

March 9–13

Friday
Mar. 13

“Border’s Closed, Buffet’s Open”

In episode 586, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Sara June

  1. Tom Hanks Got Sick in Australia, Where Coronavirus Testing Is a Snap
  2. Brazilian president's press secretary tests positive for coronavirus, days after meeting Trump
  3. Trump has 'no plans' for coronavirus test despite contact with infected Bolsonaro aide – live
  4. Trump claims (falsely) all Americans returning to country are being tested:"We have heavily tested. If an American coming back or anybody coming back, we have a tremendous testing set up where people coming in have to be tested ... if it shows positive ... We have to quarantine."
  5. McCarthy says Republicans won't support Democrats' coronavirus bill
  6. House Democrats’ virus bill: Free testing, paid sick leave
  7. JOE BIDEN’S CHIEF STRATEGIST LOBBIED TO UNDERMINE BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA’S SIGNATURE INITIATIVES
  8. Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled
  9. NBA suspends season until further notice after player tests positive for the coronavirus
  10. BUFFET RESTAURANT CHAINS NOT PUTTING A FORK IN IT FOR COVID-19 ... Chill, We'll Keep It Clean!!!
  11. Covid-19 Can't Stop People From Looking for Love (or Hookups)

Song of the day: Thool - Tepeu

Thursday
Mar. 12
Wednesday
Mar. 11

“Panic at the CostCo, RIP America’s Butts”

In episode 587, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Veronica Kwiatkowski

  1. COACHELLA & STAGECOACH CORONAVIRUS PUTTING FESTIVALS ON HOLD ... Moving to Fall Dates
  2. Fox Host Trish Regan Goes on Batsh*t Rant Against ‘Coronavirus Impeachment Scam’
  3. In what sounds like a subtweet of the President, Tucker Carlson says leaders should stop telling people everything will be fine and start telling the truth
  4. Only 6,563 Americans have been tested for the coronavirus so far
  5. Secret Service faces unique challenge of protecting Trump from coronavirus exposure
  6. You Might Be Buying a Hand Sanitizer That Won’t Work for Coronavirus
  7. Surveillance Firm Banjo Used a Secret Company and Fake Apps to Scrape Social Media
  8. Quibi To Launch Cleaning Competition ‘Squeaky Clean’ In Latest Commission From Endemol Shine
  9. Taco Bell to launch longest shell ever, Triplelupa

Song of the day: Wu Lu - Habesha

Tuesday
Mar. 10

“Wall Street Healthy? Froot Loops Healthy?”

In episode 586, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian James Heaney

  1. Coronavirus updates live: World markets tumble and all of Italy goes on lockdown
  2. Stock market news live: Oil crashes, stocks crater on coronavirus, crude war fears
  3. Exclusive: The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing
  4. Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar will self-quarantine after interacting with individual with coronavirus
  5. Italy’s Draconian Lockdown Shows Why Mass Quarantines Won’t Work in the West
  6. Your favorite childhood cereals, ranked by sugar
  7. Apple Gathers an Incredible Cast for Its International Women's Day Ad
  8. Apple’s credit card is being investigated for discriminating against women
  9. Things We Saw Today: Shell Gas Station Attempts to Celebrate International Women’s Day by Becoming “She’ll”
  10. After Being Harassed And Pushed Out Of A Shell Oil Refinery, This Woman Pushed Back
  11. International Women's Day risks becoming 'corporate Mother's Day', feminists say
  12. COACHELLA FATE UNCERTAIN AMID PUBLIC EMERGENCY ... 1st Coronavirus Case
  13. The Cost of Canceling SXSW Could Keep the Festival from Returning in 2021

Song of the day: Dungen - Var Har Du Varit (Official Audio)

Monday
Mar. 9

March 2–6

Friday
Mar. 6

“Girl Scout Cookie Rankings, Biden Jazz?”

In episode 584, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Blair Socci

  1. So, We're Probably Going To Lose Some Abortion Rights Soon
  2. Schumer Softens Comments Amid Republicans’ Sustained SCOTUS Outrage
  3. WATCH: Chuck Schumer says Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch
  4. Elizabeth Warren, Once a Front-Runner, Drops Out of Presidential Race
  5. Poll: Biden holds massive lead over Sanders in Florida
  6. ‘Biden can finish Bernie off in Michigan’
  7. Politicians Are The Last People Americans Want Fighting Coronavirus
  8. Box Office: ‘Mulan’ Eyes Huge $85 Million-Plus Opening Weekend
  9. Would your coffee be tastier with a Cinnamon Toast Crunch spoon?
  10. Chrissy Teigen’s Girl Scout cookie rankings strike a chord with America

Song of the day: Herbie Hancock: Textures

Thursday
Mar. 5

“Joe No, Pizza What?”

In episode 583, Jack and Miles are joined by activist and co-host of #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast Taz Ahmed

  1. #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast
  2. Pizza Hut and IKEA collaborate on an awesome pizza that we’ll never get to eat
  3. Live Forecast: Who Will Win Super Tuesday?
  4. Stopping the coronavirus requires health care access and paid sick leave. America's in trouble.
  5. Twitter Is Testing Tweets That Vanish After 24 Hours
  6. The Donald Trump of the NBA Wages War on Spike Lee, His Team’s Biggest Fan
  7. One way the wealthy hope to avoid coronavirus? Private jets
  8. CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK CROWDS CLAMORING FOR PRIVATE JETS!!! ... Shelling Out $$$ For Virus-Free Skies
  9. Pray for coronavirus victims Comforter
  10. Coronavirus Merch Is Here, But Who's Buying It?
  11. ‘CoronaCoin’ cryptocurrency lets traders cash in on coronavirus outbreak
  12. There are already more than 65 songs with “coronavirus” in the title on Spotify
  13. Coronavirus Porn Is Going Viral on Pornhub
  14. Pretty Bitches: On Being Called Crazy, Angry, Bossy, Frumpy, Feisty, and All the Other Words That Are Used to Undermine Women

Song of the day: Air (Abstract Orchestra Remix) (feat. MF DOOM)

Wednesday
Mar. 4
Tuesday
Mar. 3

“Bye Tom/Pete/Amy, Corona Beer Thriving”

In episode 581, Miles and special guest host Jamie Loftus are joined by the Scam Goddess Laci Mosley

  1. Scam Goddess
  2. South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
  3. Pete Buttigieg ends his historic presidential campaign
  4. Amy Klobuchar will end 2020 presidential campaign and endorse Joe Biden
  5. “If I annoyed somebody or hurt somebody, I apologize. I can’t go rewrite history; I can only tell you now it is a different world,” says Michael Bloomberg in response to claims about his treatment of some female employees in the early years of his company.
  6. Bloody Sunday remembered: civil rights marchers tell story of their iconic photos
  7. Mayor Bloomberg under fire for handling of blizzard
  8. Shocker: Bloomberg Was Totally in Bermuda During Blizzard
  9. James Lipton, Creator and Host of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' Dies at 93
  10. Chili’s is hell-bent on celebrating its 45th birthday in style
  11. What the Dubious Corona Poll Reveals
  12. Are 38 Percent of Americans Avoiding Corona Beer Because of the Coronavirus?
  13. Corona Beer Brewer Disputes Claims of Virus Impact on Sales
  14. Corona will continue controversial promotion for hard seltzer amid coronavirus outbreak
  15. 'Judge Judy' to end after 25 seasons as Sheindlin moves on to a new project

Song of the day: PoptartPete - So Special (Gonna Last)

Monday
Mar. 2

“Coronavirus Whistleblower, Bagelrito? Bagelrito!”

In episode 580, Jack and Miles are joined by our wonderful writer J.M. McNab

  1. Watch Tom Steyer Dance to Juvenile’s ‘Back That Azz Up’ Performance at South Carolina Rally
  2. Here’s Trump at his rally tonight in South Carolina dismissing worries about the coronavirus as the “new hoax”
  3. Whistleblower Claims Retaliation After Alleging Reckless Coronavirus Response
  4. Election Update: Biden Surges In South Carolina
  5. The Bagelrito is a literal hot mess, but it has a confidence you can only dream of
  6. With The Invisible Man, Horror Is Starting to Get #MeToo Right
  7. ‘Invisible Man’ Male Director Asked Elisabeth Moss to Correct His Script, Ensure Female POV
  8. Can Universal Create a Marvel-Like Universe With 'The Mummy' and Other Monster Flicks?

Song of the day: Hiatus Kaiyote - The Lung

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